Intermediate Vocabulary Test 2 – ESL Vocabulary Exercises

Surely you're not counting on him for help. He's totally ______.

A cardiologist tried all he could to reduce the patient's ............... pressure.

............... of Black Death were not infrequent in the Middle Ages.

We were caught in the ...............-hour traffic.

He was ............... to the hospital with acute appendicitis.

I do not wish to ............... these results at this stage. You must give me a little bit more information about the research techniques you used in the project.

We do not approve of research projects that ............... vivisection of animals.

Your latest report, I'm ..............., is not up to your usual standard.

He is a greedy, dishonest person. Watch out for his ............... tricks.

It is the ............... that counts, not the thought.

My car battery has gone dead. I will have it ............... tomorrow.

We need two ............... men to volunteer for this dangerous operation.

Due to a nationwide nurses' ______, all clinics will be closed today.

Laws have their roots in the ............... of justice.

Don't pay attention to him. I mean, just ............... him.

He knows very well what he is doing. I mean, he is doing it ______.

I had to wait in a ............... for over two hours in order to get these tickets.

You mustn't apply the ............... too suddenly.

It's very ............... work. I get awfully tired by the time I finish for the day.

It's a very busy restaurant on Saturdays; so, don't forget to ............... a table in advance.

He's such a kind, ............... man; so popular with his workmates.

Food kept too long outside a fridge will ............... through the action of moulds and bacteria on it.

She is the ............... daughter of a prominent Turkish politician. Her real parents had been killed in a car crash when she was little.

People ............... for all sorts of reasons, but a desire to slim down tops the list.

Do be ............... , sweetheart. All the shops are closed at this hour.

All pines are ............... trees with needlelike leaves.

She is terrified of caves. So, she is ............... to come with us.

Although it is a fairly small town, there are numerous public ..............., such as meeting halls, art museums, swimming pools, and sports parks.

A(n) ............... man smiles in the face of misfortune.

You remember the day she left the town? Do you ............... what she was wearing.